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    Home » Main Dish

    Air Fryer Stuffed Peppers

    Published: Jul 9, 2022 Last updated: Jul 8, 2022 by Shelby Law Ruttan · As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases.

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    Making stuffed peppers in the air fryer is an easy and delicious way to make dinner. Whole peppers are stuffed with a tomato meat mixture and topped with cheese.
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    You are going to love this delicious dinner recipe for Air Fryer Stuffed Peppers! This comfort food is a family favorite and an easy way to make good food fast.

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    If you love easy recipes made with ground meat, then this pepper recipe is one to try. Tender pepper filled with a rice and meat mixture

    Jump to:
    • ❤️ Why you'll love it
    • 🥘 Ingredients
    • 🔪 Instructions
    • 🥄 Equipment
    • 🥫Storage
    • 📖 Variations
    • 💭 Tips
    • 📚 Related Recipes
    • 🍽 Serve with...
    • 🏫 The last word
    • 📖 Recipe

    ❤️ Why you'll love it

    ✔️ It is an easy dinner made with simple ingredients and a great use for leftover rice.

    ✔️ The air fryer prevents soggy peppers and browns the tops of the peppers perfectly.

    ✔️ The cheese topping gets golden brown and adds so much flavor.

    Ingredients for air fryer stuffed peppers.

    🥘 Ingredients

    Fresh bell peppers, use your favorite peppers, I used red bell peppers and green bell peppers.

    Lean ground beef

    Ground pork

    White rice, I recommend jasmine rice

    Onion, I used and prefer the vidalia onion

    Canned whole tomatoes, I used 1 quart of home canned tomatoes. 4 cups of canned diced tomatoes can be used instead.

    Tomato paste

    Italian seasoning

    Garlic powder

    Salt & Pepper

    Monterey jack cheese

    Fresh chives for garnish

    Ground meat and onions in a skillet.
    Meat and rice sauce for stuffing peppers.
    The meat and tomato sauce mixture simmers to develop flavors.
    Cooked rice on top of tomato meat mixture.
    Precooked rice is added to thicken the meat sauce
    Meat and rice mixture.
    A delicious stuffed pepper filling, basically a spanish rice recipe!

    🔪 Instructions

    1. Prepare the peppers by cutting the tops off and removing the core and seeds. Wash and dry the peppers and set aside.
    2. Heat 1 tablespoon olive oil in a large skillet over medium high heat until hot. Add the onions and cook for 3 minutes, stirring often, until onions soften.
    3. Add the ground pork and ground beef and cook, chopping meat into small pieces while cooking for 7 minutes, until meat is browned.
    4. Stir in the Italian seasoning, garlic powder, salt, and pepper. Add the tomatoes and tomato paste stirring to combine.
    5. Add the cooked rice and stir to incorporate.Using a spoon, fill each bell pepper with the meat mixture then place the stuffed pepper in the air fryer basket, leaving space between each pepper to allow hot air to circulate around the peppers. Cook at 400 degrees for 10 minutes.
    6. Remove the peppers from the air fryer and sprinkle cheese over each pepper.
    7. Return the air fryer basket to the air fryer and cook at 370 degrees for 2 minutes, until cheese is bubbly and begins to brown.
    8. Remove the air fryer basket and set aside to cool for 10 minutes. Using a long handled spatula, remove the peppers from the air fryer to serve.
    9. Garnish with chopped chives, if desired.
    Upclose image of green bell pepper with meat stuffing in the air fyer.

    🥄 Equipment

    Air fryer

    Large skillet, to cook the stuffed pepper filling

    Flat head wooden spoon

    Large spoon, to mix and stir the ingredients in the skillet.

    Long handled spatula, to remove the peppers from the air fryer

    🥫Storage

    Store leftovers in an airtight container in the fridge up to 4 days.

    📖 Variations

    • Use taco seasoning in place of the garlic, salt, pepper, and Italian seasoning.
    • Use a combination of your favorite ground meats. Lean ground turkey, ground chicken, or Italian sausage are good choices.
    • Substitute 4 cups cauliflower rice for the regular rice to make this a low carb keto recipe.
    • Try different cheeses for topping, pepper jack cheese, cheddar cheese, or colby jack cheese all taste great with the peppers.
    • Use brown rice in place of white rice.
    Overhead shot of air fryer stuffed pepper in the air fryer.

    💭 Tips

    • Look for peppers that have 4 - 5 lobes on the bottom. These will be easier to stand up in the air fryer.
    • If the tomato sauce mixture is still too runny, add another tablespoon of tomato paste

    📚 Related Recipes

    These Air Fryer Baked Potatoes are a personal favorite.

    Air Fryer Egg Rolls make a great appetizer.

    These Air Fryer Pork Chops are cooked perfectly moist and delicious.

    Stuffed pepper with a portion cut out of the pepper.

    🍽 Serve with...

    Serve stuffed peppers with a side salad dressed with your favorite dressing

    🏫 The last word

    This recipe is perfect for the air fryer, but if you don't have one, bake them in the oven instead. Just preheat the oven to 350 degrees, stuff the peppers, place in a baking dish and bake for 20 minutes. Remove from oven, sprinkle with cheese and bake another 5 minutes, until melted cheese begins to brown.


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    📖 Recipe

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    Air Fryer Stuffed Peppers

    Shelby Law Ruttan
    Making stuffed peppers in the air fryer is an easy and delicious way to make dinner. Whole peppers are stuffed with a tomato meat mixture and topped with cheese.
    4.45 from 9 votes
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    Prep Time 8 mins
    Cook Time 22 mins
    Total Time 30 mins
    Course Main Dish
    Cuisine American
    Servings 4
    Calories 496 kcal

    Equipment

    • Air Fryer
    • Large skillet
    • Flat head wooden spoon
    • ladle
    • Long handled spatula

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    Ingredients
      

    • 8 bell peppers , tops cut off, seeds and core removed.
    • 1 tblespoon olive oil
    • ½ medium vidalia onion , diced
    • ½ pound lean ground beef
    • ½ pound ground pork
    • 1 tablespoon Italian seasoning
    • 1 teaspoon garlic powder
    • ½ teaspoon salt
    • ¼ teaspoon black pepper
    • 2 cups cooked jasmine rice
    • ½ cup shredded Monterey jack cheese

    Instructions
     

    • Prepare the peppers by cutting the tops off and removing the core and seeds. Wash and dry the peppers and set aside.
    • Heat 1 tablespoon olive oil in a large skillet over medium high heat until hot. Add the onions and cook for 3 minutes, stirring often, until onions soften.
    • Add the ground pork and ground beef and cook, chopping meat into small pieces while cooking for 7 minutes, until meat is browned.
    • Stir in the Italian seasoning, garlic powder, salt, and pepper. Add the tomatoes and tomato paste stirring to combine.
    • Add the cooked rice and stir to incorporate.
    • Using a spoon, fill each bell pepper with the meat mixture then place the stuffed pepper in the air fryer basket, leaving space between each pepper to allow hot air to circulate around the peppers. Cook at 400 degrees for 10 minutes.
    • Remove the peppers from the air fryer and sprinkle cheese over each pepper.
    • Return the air fryer basket to the air fryer and cook at 370 degrees for 2 minutes, until cheese is bubbly and begins to brown.
    • Remove the air fryer basket and set aside to cool for 10 minutes. Using a long handled spatula, remove the peppers from the air fryer to serve.
    • Garnish with chopped chives, if desired.

    Nutrition

    Calories: 496kcalCarbohydrates: 41gProtein: 30gFat: 24gSaturated Fat: 9gPolyunsaturated Fat: 2gMonounsaturated Fat: 11gTrans Fat: 0.2gCholesterol: 89mgSodium: 459mgPotassium: 976mgFiber: 6gSugar: 12gVitamin A: 7587IUVitamin C: 307mgCalcium: 173mgIron: 4mg
    Keyword Air Fryer Stuffed Peppers
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    About Shelby Law Ruttan

    Shelby is the author/owner of Grumpy's Honeybunch. Established in 2007, she shares and preserves family recipes as well as recipes for cooking light and keto. She has authored the One-Pot Paleo Cookbook and The Pescatarian Keto Cookbook. She is an experienced, self-taught home cook who loves to share recipes with others. She also authors the websites Honeybunch Hunts and The Best Vegetarian Recipes. You can see her work on websites such as Veal Made Easy, Parade, Community Table, SoFab Food, Yummly, and FoodGawker.

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